Ward 14: Parkdale-High Park

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any system for reporting / tracking cycling accidents that is not based through the City of Toronto. Over the years - this is something I've thought about many times after I've been doored, nicked, or outright hit by drivers who refuse to stop or do anything. To my knowledge, my option for reporting these incidents has been to call the police and file a police report, which frankly is at best a ridiculous time consuming process and at worst - is outright offensive. In my recent experience of being hit by a TTC Streetcar, the police failed to even ask me what happened or file a report - and I"m left wondering whether these accidents are included in any of the statistics about cycling accidents in the City of Toronto. This sort of thing has also happened to me before. I have a feeling that cycling accidents are incredibly underreported and under represented in statistics. And these are critical statistics to use to advocate for changes in policy. I'm wondering about the idea of creating an online or alternative reporting system for cyslits to report these types of incidents. I realize that it would be a one sided reporting system, only recording cyclists stories; however, my sense is that its no different than the City of Toronto reporting processes with the Toronto Police Services. I've also been wondering about creating a small, cute little tip booklet / postcard of some sort coaching cyclists what to do at the scene of an accident. Things like taking the license plate number, taking names of witnesses, immediately photographing or videoing anything including damages, the face of the person that hit you (or the back of their vehicle as they drive away)...that sort of thing. And then options about what to do with this information. I've relied on the police multiple times for this sort of thing and been hugely disappointed about the disregard the police have towards cyclists. Does anyone know if this sort of thing has been done before? Thanks for any feedback! Petunias